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By early December of last year, Susie Silvestri was no longer able to walk or speak. She hadn’t eaten for days. The 70-year-old American found herself in the vice-grip of her rapidly progressing ALS — a disease that causes gradual loss of muscle control. She was begging doctors at …
Read More »What we know — and don’t — in Ontario’s deadly Highway 401 police pursuit crash
There are still plenty of unanswered questions surrounding a crash on Highway 401 Monday evening that resulted in the deaths of four people and involved a wrong-way police pursuit. The province’s Special Investigations Unit (SIU), which investigates the conduct of officers in serious incidents, including those that have resulted in …
Read More »‘Multiple fatalities’ after Highway 401 crash, pursuit with officers in Durham Region – Toronto
Descrease article font size Increase article font size Durham Regional Police say a major crash on Highway 401 started with a robbery call in Clarington and a wrong-way pursuit onto the highway. Police said at around 7:50 p.m. Monday, officers were called for a robbery near Green Road and Highway …
Read More »SIU clears Toronto officer involved in fatal vehicle pursuit – Toronto
The Special Investigations Unit has cleared a Toronto cop involved in a stolen vehicle pursuit that ended in a fatal crash. In the afternoon of July 29, surveillance officers gathered in the area of Dixon Road and Kipling Avenue after getting reports of a stolen vehicle in the area, police …
Read More »Winter house-sitters’ pursuit of snowbird home highlights Ontario’s housing, economic crunch
With an offer of care, maintenance and a watchful eye on a potential client’s home, a rural Ontario couple are hoping they’ll be able to save some money and keep warm by connecting with a GTA or Hamilton-area snowbird couple. Shannon Hardy and husband Brad, who currently own a luxury …
Read More »Foot pursuit leads to arrests and dozens of charges: Winnipeg police – Winnipeg
Descrease article font size Increase article font size Winnipeg police have arrested two men after witnessing a vehicle travelling down a road at high speeds. Dozens of charges were laid after officers attempted a traffic stop of a vehicle, which they said was speeding westbound on the Chief Peguis Trail …
Read More »2 men arrested after string of firearm-related incidents, police pursuit in Winnipeg – Winnipeg
Descrease article font size Increase article font size Winnipeg police say they have arrested two men after a string of firearm-related incidents and a police pursuit into East St. Paul and back to the city on Saturday. At 1 a.m. police say a man in his 20s was robbed by …
Read More »Peterborough police pursuit utilizes spike belts, stun guns to arrest suspect
Descrease article font size Increase article font size An Etobicoke, Ont., man faces multiple charges following a police pursuit that began in Peterborough early Friday. Peterborough police said that at about 7 p.m., Peterborough County OPP informed them about a stolen vehicle in the area. Around 1 a.m., city police …
Read More »Winnipeg police arrest man following vehicle pursuit, $850 drug seizure – Winnipeg
Descrease article font size Increase article font size Winnipeg police say they have arrested a man after a vehicle pursuit that resulted in the seizure of $850 worth of drugs. On Saturday, at 11:45 p.m., a vehicle was spotted in the city’s North End that police say bore stolen licence …
Read More »Driver attempts U-turn on Hwy. 401 during police pursuit, crashes and is arrested: Durham police
A Montreal man was arrested early Friday after he attempted a U-turn on Highway 401 and crashed while being chased by police, officers say. Durham Regional Police said at around 4:40 a.m., officers observed a Dodge Ram heading east on Highway 401 near Holt Road in Bowmanville and tried to …
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